Truss.



TJ. STEVENS.

TRUSS. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 23, 1909.

920,683. PatentedMay 4,1909.

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THOiNlAS J. STEVENS, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

TRUSS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 23, 1909.

Patented May 4, 1909.

Serial No. 473,878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS J. STEVENS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trusses; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in trusses andcomprises various details of construction, combinations and arrangementsof parts which will be hereinafter fully described and then specificallydefined in the appended claim.

I illustrate my invention in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure1 is a perspective view showing the application of the invention. Fig. 2is a detail perspective of the truss removed from the body of a person,and 3 is a sectional view longitudinally through Fig. 2.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Adesignates a flexible bar preferably of the shape shown in Figs. 1 and 2and having a suitable covering and pads B at the ends of said bar. Abuckle C is fastened to one of said pads and adapted to engage a strap Dwhich is fastened to the other pad. iastened at the angle E of said barare the two cup shaped members F in each of which is mounted a convexedflexible disk H which is perforated as are also the cups F and asuitable covering I is placed over said convexed disks and a covering Kover the edges of the cups. i' astened to said bars and cups are the twostraps O having triangular outlined pads N thereon and which straps areparallel to each other.

In applying the truss, the strap is passed about the body of the wearer,and, when adjusted, the cups will have a tendency to bear with pressureagainst the affected part to be protected by the truss while the strapsO, with the pads N thereon, will serve to hold the cups in their properrelative positions when adjusted to the wearer, being especially usefulin holding the cups in the event of the person wearing the truss bendingover for any purpose. By the provision of the flexible disks H withinthe cups, means is afforded for protecting the affected part and takingup vibration incident to the patients sneezing or coughing, the disksbeing flexible will yield under vibration and return to their normalpositions.

What I claim to be new is A truss comprising a flexible angled bar, padsat the ends of said bar, a strap secured to one of said pads, cupssecured to the angled portions of said bar, a flexible disk in each cup,strips fastened to the angled portions of said bar, andtriangular-shaped pads mounted upon said strips and projecting beyondthe cups, as set foth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

THOMAS J. STEVENS.

Witnesses:

J. S. ALBERTSTAMM, KENNETH J. GILLIS.

